Tag: Rugby League
From The Couch: Round 24
Bill Harrigan Must Go: Bill Harrigan's position as referees boss is untenable. So too is Stuart Raper's. They both must go. The abomination that is the obstruction rule rests almost solely on Bill Harrigan and his predecessor Robert Finch. They have promoted the confusion that is so great that even the most ardent rugby league […]
The Early Line: Round 24
Brisbane get 4 to 4.5 points at home against rivals Melbourne. The Broncos have won just 4 of 19 against the Storm and just 1 of 6 at home against Melbourne. Tough to get a gauge on this. Melbourne are 20-8 ATS since 2010 as a fave of less than 6 but the Broncos are […]
The Early Line: Round 23
Betting has the Souths-Manly game as pick 'em to the Bunnies as 1.5-point favourites. Wonderful clash and the people of the Central Coast should lap it up. Souths have won just 6 of 18 against Manly since the Eagles returned in 2003 while Manly's win record with Brett Stewart is nearly 22 points higher than […]
The Early Line: Round 21
St George Illawarra are getting 5.5 points at home against Melbourne in what shapes as a dour grind. The Storm are 16-3-1 in this match-up dating back to 2001 with the Storm scoring 11 and two point victories in the only two matches these two have played the last two years. Both teams have been […]
The Early Line: Round 20
Manly are favoured by 3.5 in their monster grudge match with Canterbury at Brookvale on Friday night. The Sea Eagles have won 9 of 13 against the Bulldogs but Canterbury are 2 of 5 at Brookvale. The Sea Eagles are 28-27 without Brett Stewart over the last four seasons, compared to 29-10 when he is […]
The Early Line: Round 19
Canterbury are favoured by 16.5 points, the biggest line of the season, in their clash with arch-rivals Parramatta. The Bulldogs have won six straight and are the top cover team in the premiership while the Eels have won just three times all year. Parramatta have been in reasonable cover form of late though but have […]
The Early Line: Round 18
The Wests Tigers are getting 3.5 to 4 points in their monster clash with Canterbury at Allianz Stadium. The Tigers have won 7 of 11 against the Bulldogs but have allowed 80 points in their last two games while the Bulldogs are on a five-game win streak. The Tigers are 7-1 as a home underdog […]
The Early Line: Round 17
Brisbane are favoured by 6 points in their Friday night clash with Cronulla. Both sides are severely hit by Origin with Hodges, Hannant, Thaiday, Civoniceva, Parker, Gillett and Te'o out for the Broncos and Carney and Gallen for the Sharks. The Broncos have won 12 of 15 against the Sharks including five straight since 2009. […]
From The Couch: Round 15
Origin II Review – And Now for the Decider: Well, Origin II has come and gone and what a classic it was, a match so memorable as to be rated in one of the four or five best Origin encounters ever played. And it was a New South Wales victory we got to celebrate and […]
The Early Line: Round 15
St George Illawarra have opened up 2.5 to 3.5 point favourites in their clash with Canterbury in Wollongong. The Dragons had won six on end against the Bulldogs before Canterbury toweled them 30-4 at ANZ earlier in the year. The Dragons aren't as dominant at Wollongong as they are at Kogarah, going just 3-4 in […]
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